Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama's candidate to head the Department of Health and Human Services, would bring expertise as a former state health insurance regulator but not deep ties to the members of Congress who will decide the fate of the president's health care proposals, experts say.

President Obama's choice for Health and Human Services secretary remained on track Monday for confirmation, despite acknowledging that he failed to pay $128,203 in taxes on consulting income and the use of a car service.

Another of President Barack Obama's Cabinet nominees has run into tax problems. But former Sen. Tom Daschle's failure to pay his taxes on time is not expected to derail his confirmation as health secretary for the Obama administration, Republicans and Democrats say.

Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle was tapped Wednesday to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration, even though he works for a Washington lobbying firm that represents health care interests.

Washington lawyer Eric Holder, a former deputy attorney general and U.S. prosecutor, is poised to be President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to become the nation's attorney general, the Associated Press reports.